KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The High Court has granted an interim stay on the Malaysian Bar’s judicial review challenging the Attorney General’s decision to halt corruption proceedings against Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The decision freezes the challenge until the Federal Court disposes of the government’s appeal.
Justice Azizan Arshad granted the stay order in chambers today following an application by the Attorney General (AG), according to Zahid’s lawyer Guok Ngek Seong, FMT reported.
The freeze halts High Court proceedings after the Federal Court recently granted both the AG and the deputy prime minister leave to challenge an earlier Court of Appeal verdict that had permitted the Malaysian Bar to pursue its judicial review.
